Housing in B21 8BB
What the homes in B21 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
B21 8BBBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.3%). Flats make up 10.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B21 8BB area is broadly in line with that, at 56.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.5% of households against 20.5%. 37% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented28.5%20.5%
- Social rented13.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 25.1%. 25.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Birmingham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham, August 2026, +3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B21 8BB sits in (Handsworth West): about 1,622 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.